Fire damages Anaheim hookah lounge

Firefighters wait for the investigation to start after a fire was knocked down after being spotted at the Lava Lounge hookah lounge around 5:30 a.m. Thursday in Anaheim. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

ANAHEIM – Two separate fires were extinguished Thursday at an Anaheim hookah lounge.

Authorities are investigating the causes of the two fires at the Lava Lounge in the 400 block of South Brookhurst Street, which broke out within hours of each other.

Crews responded to the business just before 6 a.m. to find flames inside the lounge. About 40 firefighters extinguished the blaze within 20 minutes, preventing it from damaging neighboring businesses, said Sgt. Bob Dunn, an Anaheim Fire Department spokesman.

About 2:30 p.m., crews once again responded to a fire at the lounge. Additional crews were called in to prevent the fire from spreading, with firefighters from the Anaheim, Fullerton, Garden Grove fire departments and the Orange County Fire Authority extinguishing the flames within 30 minutes, Dunn said.

No injuries were reported.

The two fires caused a combined $100,000 in damage, Dunn said. The second fire also caused damage to a neighboring massage parlor.

Firefighters wait for the investigation to start after a fire was knocked down after being spotted at the Lava Lounge hookah lounge around 5:30 a.m. Thursday in Anaheim. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Firefighters pack up hose after extinguishing a fire Thursday morning at the Lava Lounge hookah lounge in Anaheim. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Firefighters repack their hose after fighting a fire Thursday morning at the Lava Lounge hookah lounge in Anaheim. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Firefighter Ryan Lazar retrieves equipment after helping extinguish a fire Thursday at the Lava Lounge hookah lounge in Anaheim. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
As he helps repack hose from his engine, Capt. Ralph Moreno rests his helmet on the bumper after a fire at a hookah lounge Thursday morning. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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